St. John's Weekly is Here!

1994 Mountain Road (P.O. Box 1175), Stowe, VT 05672 ~ (802)253-7578

ST. JOHN'S WEEKLY

April 7 - 13, 2025

A community of faith located at the crossroads of Mountain Road and Luce Hill Road.

Our Mission is to be a welcoming Christian community of faith, loving and forgiving, questioning and learning, inviting and serving.

St. John's web site.

www.stjohnsinthemountains.org

PLEASE NOTE

Fr. Rick's having difficulty with his computer and is currently unable to check email. If you sent him an email and have not heard from him, or plan to send him an email this week, please sent it to Heidi Dwyer at: Office@sjmstowe.org

Rector, The Rev. Richard Swanson

father_rick@sjmstowe.org

Office Administrator, Heidi Dwyer (802)253-7578

office@sjmstowe.org

Office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00am–2:00pm

To view past sermons, go to:

YouTube St. John's in the Mountains

Please Support St. John's Online, By Mail or

at Sunday Worship

www.stjohnsinthemountains.org

P.O. Box 1175, Stowe, VT 05672

@stjohnsstowe on Instagram

St. John’s in-the-Mountains Episcopal Church on Facebook.

Vermont Diocesan News at diovermont.org

First Sunday Rector's Discretionary Fund

On the first Sunday of every month, the Sunday plate donations

support the Rector's Discretionary Fund.

Have You Sent Your Photo to Heidi?

New Church Photo Directory

We are creating a new Church Directory to be published this summer. Please send Heidi pictures to the office email (office@sjmstowe.org) of individuals and or families you would like to include.

Palm Sunday

The Donkey

By G.K. Chesterton 1874-1936

When fishes flew and forests walked

And figs grew upon thorn,

Some moment when the moon was blood

Then surely I was born.

With monstrous head and sickening cry

And ears like errant wings,

The devil's walking parody

On all four-footed things.

The tattered outlaw of the earth,

Of ancient crooked will;

Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,

I keep my secret still.

Fools! For I also had my hour;

One far fierce hour and sweet:

There was a shout about my ears,

And palms before my feet.

Source: The Collected Poems of G. K. Chesterton (Dodd Mead & Company, 1927)

Easter Offerings

Please consider a gift of $25 to support the Altar Guild and Easter flowers in honor of, or in thanksgiving for, a loved one. Please use the envelope in the bulletin or submit your donation through the parish website at https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z97D/home by Sunday, April 13.

This will allow us to acknowledge your loved ones in the bulletin. Thank you!

Sunday's Holy Eucharist Service

Link to the YouTube sermons page.

https://www.youtube.com/@StJohns-Mts/videos

Week's Schedule

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025

Pastoral Care Team

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89821228207?pwd=ampjZXo1dThNOXRTUVd1bWZKVVdPUT09

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025

Short Course: Episcopal 101 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Wednesday Supper and Holy Eucharist Service at 5:30pm

THURSDAY, April 10, 2025

Women's Spirituality Group at 10:00am

SATURDAY, April 12, 2025

AA at 5:00pm

Saturday Holy Eucharist Services have ended until December, 2025

SUNDAY, April 13, 2025

Palm Sunday

Holy Eucharist Worship Service at 10:00am

Coffee Hour and Fellowship to Follow

Holy Eucharist Worship Service at 10:00am

Celebrant & Preacher --The Rev. Richard Swanson

Altar Guild -- Eileen Kraemer

Acolytes -- Emily Walker, Pete Johnson, David Small

Lector -- Justin Walker

Intercessor -- Emily Walker

Counters -- Eileen Kraemer & Pete Johnson

Open Arms Ministry -- Lily

Coffee Hour-- Eileen and Dick Kraemer

Musician -- Sara Huff. Vocal

A/VTech -- Donald Clinton

Lenten Short Course

Episcopal 101 .... On Wednesday, April 9, Episcopal 101.

Join Fr. Rick to explore what it means to be an Episcopalian on Wednesday, April 9 at 12:00 noon. This event will be in-person and online. To join online, go to stjohnsinthemountains.org and scroll down to 2025 Lenten Short Courses.

EPISCOPAL 101 - Short Course Part 1 and Part 2

at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIythxhdZLJXWom7uUEBicb4P-yHUZPSi

Holy Week & Easter Schedule of Services

Holy Monday

Holy Tuesday

Holy Wednesday

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday &

Good Friday

Great Easter Vigil

Easter Day

April 14 at 6:30pm

April 15 at 6:30pm

April 16 at 5:30pm -- Bible Study, Holy Eucharist

and Dinner

April 17 at 6:30pm

April 18 at 12:00pm Prayer Book Liturgy at St. John's

April 18 at 7:00pm Community Service

at Stowe Community Church

April 19 at 7:30pm followed by a

Champagne and JellyBean Reception

April 20 at 10:00am Holy Eucharist Service

Ecumenical Prayer Stations for Holy Week from April 14 to April 18 from 8:00am - 8:00pm at Stowe Community Church

Lamoille Community Food Share Donations

The first Sunday of every month, St. John’s in the Mountains collects food to support the Lamoille County Food Share with the goal of collecting 120 bags of groceries in 2025. Green bags are available for pick up during the week on Tuesday and Thursday between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm.

If you wish to make an online donation, you just need to click on https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z97D/campaign/C-15DA0.

Diocese of Rio Grande- Immigrant work

Worth reading. and watching

https://sojo.net/articles/news/episcopal-diocese-defends-migrant-shelter-citing-jesus-and-constitution

Young Adult Gathering!

Save the Date!

Millennials+ Dinner

Saturday, May 10, 6pm

St John's parishioners and friends in their 20s-40s are invited!

Hosted by Emily Heymann and Brian Eskew

108 S Main St, Apt 3, Waterbury (on-street parking)

Cheese & charcuterie board, main entrée, and cocktails/mocktails provided

Please bring a salad, side dish or dessert to share

RSVP (specify potluck dish & dietary restrictions) to Emily Heymann, emheymann@gmail.com or text 540-761-3664

Newcomer Ministry

As a part of the Annual Meeting, Fr. Rick invited the congregation to begin a newcomers ministry. If you are interested in participating in this vital ministry, please contact Fr. Rick at Father_Rick@sjmstowe.org.

On April 10, 2025, Vermonters with Alzheimer's and all other dementia, care partners, and representatives from allied organizations will convene in Montpelier for a day of advocacy, community building, and celebration. Emily Heymann is attending and invites other parishioners to join. Bonus: preview of the October/November art exhibit!

Please register here: https://alz-vt.quorum.us/event/20289/

There will be opportunities to:

Share your story with elected leaders and other advocates.

Hear highlights from Vermont's Alzheimer's and Healthy Aging Program and our State Dementia Coordinator.

Be recognized in the House Chamber and witness the reading of an Alzheimer's Awareness Resolution.

Share your ideas for making Vermont a more dementia friendly state.

Attend the opening reception of an Art Show featuring works by Vermonters with dementia.

Turn the Statehouse purple in honor of Vermonters with dementia and their care partners!

Fiber Arts in the Mountains

Next Gathering -- Saturday, April 12, 2025

If you like to knit, crochet, sew or do other needlework, please join us, St. John's Fiber Arts in the Mountains group.

Our meetings are on the second Saturday of each month from 10 AM

until 2 PM; in the undercroft of the church.

If you’re interested in joining us, let Sara Huff, Sharon Witbeck, or the church office know; and we can email you with more details.

Sharon Witbeck (sewsews@yahoo.com)

Sara Huff (sarahuffvt@gmail.com)

office@stjohnsinthemountains.org

Diocese of Rio Grande- Immigrant work

Worth reading. and watching

Should be offered to our congregation.

https://sojo.net/articles/news/episcopal-diocese-defends-migrant-shelter-citing-jesus-and-constitution

We're getting closer to our annual fundraiser, Raise the Roof to End Homelessness.

Our event will feature:

Live music by Ali T., Danny and the Parts, and Mal Maïz!
A silent auction of many amazing prizes
Raffle of an e-bike curtesy of Lamoille Valley Bike Tours
Delicious food from a variety of eateries
A cash bar (one free drink ticket comes with your ticket to the event)

We are celebrating and fundraising for:

Having opened our new year-round shelter
Having opened the Recuperative Care Program
Gearing up for the opening of Family Shelter
Creating a sense of wellbeing for our shelter guests by providing new programming
Meeting people's basic needs every day of the year
Working towards ending homelessness in the state of Vermont
A sense of community for everyone to enjoy!

Prayers of the People

We pray for For Sean our Presiding Bishop, and for Shannon, Rob and Thomas, bishops of Vermont, New

Hampshire and Maine; and for all bishops and other ministers.

For the special needs and concerns of this congregation, especially: for Theo, Nancy H., Elizabeth, Bill, Peter, Duncan, Judy, M. Davies, Marcia, David, Jennifer, and St. Simon’s Church, Mary Lou, Dora, Karen, David, Sofia, and the family of Rick Oden.

We pray for the end of war around the world, especially in Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, and renewed fighting in Israel and Gaza; and the most vulnerable in the conflicts, the children and the elderly. We pray for our friends at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Stowe and Stowe Community Church. We pray for all those who have lost jobs, finances, and are concerned about the future.

We ask your thanksgiving for Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, the St. John’s Pastoral Care Team, and our community partner, Lamoille Community Food Share.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays

April 6 -- Zarina Castro

April 17 -- Sharon Witbeck

April 21 -- Andy Rodman

April 28 -- Matthew Hoffman

Please note; If you are new to the congregation, please join our list celebrating your birthday and anniversary. Just send email to cunningham.barbara@gmail.com.